Pravastatin Alternatives Compared
| Pravastatin | Atorvastatin | Simvastatin |
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Prescription only
Pravastatin is effective at lowering cholesterol; however, it may not be as effective as atorvastatin. Grapefruit products do not affect pravastatin to the same extent as atorvastatin. Prescribed for... View more |
Prescription only
Atorvastatin is effective at lowering cholesterol; however, its use may be limited by side effects such as muscle pain. Prescribed for High Cholesterol, High Cholesterol - Familial Heterozygous... View more |
Prescription only
Simvastatin is effective at lowering cholesterol; however, it may cause muscle pain particularly at higher dosages. Prescribed for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction, High Cholesterol - Familial... View more |
Related suggestions High Cholesterol
Hyperlipoproteinemia
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIa, Elevated LDL
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| More about Pravastatin | More about Atorvastatin | More about Simvastatin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pravastatin has an average rating of 4.3 out of 10 from a total of 74 ratings on Drugs.com. 24% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 51% reported a negative effect. |
Atorvastatin has an average rating of 4.3 out of 10 from a total of 296 ratings on Drugs.com. 29% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 56% reported a negative effect. |
Simvastatin has an average rating of 4.8 out of 10 from a total of 131 ratings on Drugs.com. 32% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 49% reported a negative effect. |
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See also: pravastatin side effects in more detail. |
See also: atorvastatin side effects in more detail. |
See also: simvastatin side effects in more detail. |
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N/A |
Atorvaliq, Lipitor | FloLipid, Zocor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Half Life The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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3 hours |
14 hours |
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Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
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Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Category X
Not for use in pregnancy
See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
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A total of 169 drugs are known to interact with pravastatin:
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A total of 368 drugs are known to interact with atorvastatin:
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A total of 304 drugs are known to interact with simvastatin:
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October 31, 1991 |
December 17, 1996 |
December 23, 1991 |
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** The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
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